Steering-gear.



J. 1?. VOGEL.

STEERING GEAR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21, 1913. 1,109,718. Patented Se t. 8, 1914.

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To (all tcimu'zt it may concern Be it known that I, Josnim F. VOGEL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of (lhio, have invented certain new and useful Inu'irovements in Steering-Gear,

of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accoinpanving drawings.-

M'y invention relates to steering gears and more particularly to a steering gear adapted for. use on childrens vehicles.

The invention has for its objects to proride a simple and ei'licientmechanism; and further reduce the number of connections between the steering mechanism and the vehicle. 7 V

The invention resides in the novel constru'ction,arrangement and combination of parts as willmore fully hereinafter appear.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of'a device embodying the invention: and Fi xfl is a sectional side elevation thereof. r

A supporting member which is made up of a plurality of parts, more fully described hereinafter. is adapted to be connected to.

the under face B of the vehicle body C and is pivotally connected to the bolster D, by means of a king bolt E. The bolster in turn is supported on the front axle F The support is provided with a bearing portion G and with legs 'H 1 adjacent the sides of the bearing G, and a leg J extending rearwardly, the legs having bearing portions K suitably secured to the bottom C. The bolster D is formed of atruss-strap L having downwardly-extending apertured ears M through which the axle 1* extends, and havmg an upwardly bent il shaped portion N at the center thereof, the base 0 of the U shaped portion N resting upon thebearing G and free to turn thereon.

P is a Ushaped strap having apertures (Qt ad]acont the ends of the legs thereof, and the base R of the U and the base O are pivotally connectedv to the bearing G by the lringbolt E which extends through alining apertures in'said parts.

S is the steering stem projecting upwardly above the bottom C in operative re lation to the seat, in the 'usual nianner. This stem extends through an aperture T in the bottom C, and the aperture forms a ournal Specification of Letters Patie nt. Application filed. Octo er 21, 1913.

SerialNo. 796,395.

for the stem S intermediate the ends thereof. The lower-end of the steinS is rotatably journaled in a bearing U, and in order to reduce the number of connections between the steering mechanism and thebottom C toa minimum, this bearingis mounted upon the leg J. In thearrange'ment shown in the drawings the bearing an L-shaped member having one part V thereof riveted or otherwise suitably connectedto the leg J, and having the other arm W of the L provided with an aperture within which is arranged the end of the stem S. to turn therewith-is an arm X having laterally-extending. flanges Y, and these flanges are respectively connected by means of rods, Z to the bolster D upon opposite sides of the center of the bolster. upon, the turning of the stem 3 the bolster is correspondingly actuated. I As the arm X swings through an are having the path of movement thereofat an angle to the path of movement of thebolster, compensation is made for these differences in movement by forming the connection Zwith hook-shaped ends A which areloosely arranged in apertures 13"(1 res'pectively'inthe bolster and the lugs Y.- The legs H I and J arepreferably formedsep'arate fromthe bearing portion G, and the latter is provided with lugs D to which; the legs are riveted or otherwise suitably connected.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit the invention to'the particular type of mechanism illustrated.

.What I claim as my invention is 1. In a steering gear, the combination with a. support adapted to be connected to pivotally the vehiclebody, 1 and a bolster connected tothe support, of a steering stem normally supported obliquely to the vehicle body and'the bolster journaled to said support, a rearwardly and dowi'iwardly extend ing arm secured'to the stem. and provided with lateral extensions, and connecting means for turning the bolster-(upon the turning of the steering stem.

2. In. a steering gear, the combination with a support composed of a bearing and a plurality of legs adapted to be connected Thus,

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U is in the form of p Fixedly connected to the stem S to the vehicle body, of a bolster arranged upon the bearing to turn thereupon, a steel"- ing stein, means secured to one of the legs to support the steering steni in alinenient therewith, an arm fixed t0 the stem and 2L1- i'anged to move in an are at an angle to the path of movement of the bolster, and connections between the arm and the bolster upon opposite sides of the pivotal connection of the hitter for turning the bolster upon the turning of said steering stein.

In testimony Whereef I nth my signature iii-presence 0i twe witnesses.

JOSHUA F. VOGEL.

Witnesses Mrs. J. SCHNEIDER, J. 1211: Coovnn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of IEatents, Washington, 13.0. 

